Season 28 Tier List: Solo Greater Rift Push Build Rankings

Last updated on Mar 07, 2023 at 12:40 by Impakt 8 comments

This page goes over the current state of each class in Season 25 in respect to their solo clearing capabilities and provides a full ranking of each build currently available on the site.

1.

Top Solo Greater Rift Pushing Builds for each Class

Season 28 will not see a massive meta shakeup, but undoubtedly has one of the largest and most intricate seasonal themes ever made. Every build will be significantly more powerful, durable, and have better quality of life than at any point in the game's history once you work your way through the seasonal theme.

1.1.

Barbarian

In Season 28, Raekor was reworked and massively buffed to primarily benefit Boulder Toss. This along with several other Barbarian builds dominated the leaderboards that season, but that was also primarily due to the massive seasonal theme power that Barbs had access to. Boulder Toss lost the least amount of power coming into this season, and should be the go-to Barbarian build for solo pushing.

1.2.

Crusader

Crusaders are unfortunately the only class to receive no changes whatsoever in this Season's patch notes. Crusaders will be the weakest class in almost every category of game play, but still have a couple of decent builds to choose from. However, do not expect anything new and exciting on the Crusader.

1.3.

Demon Hunter

New in Season 28, Natalya's has been reworked to be build around Spike Traps. This is looking to be an extremely powerful, but complex build that requires a multiple-button setup, solid positioning, and practice to execute well. Demon Hunters overall are looking quite strong in the new season, so if you are looking for a new challenge, definitely give the class a shot.

1.4.

Monk

Monk is another class that is receiving very little in the way of changes for Season 28. We can expect the meta for monks to stay roughly the same, which means LoD Wave of Light will still be the go-to build for endgame pushing.

1.5.

Necromancer

Necromancers are getting several powerful new builds this season, including some massive buffs to the Death Nova builds. Especially with some of the specific seasonal theme powers, Necromancers are looking to absolutely dominate this season, with several S-tier builds to choose from.

1.6.

Witch Doctor

Mundunugu is once again looking like the set of choice for Witch Doctors, thanks to some decent buffs. Mundunugu is exceptional at dealing huge burst damage to small areas of targets, which is hard to pull off well. However, with good enough play you can produce massive explosions that will decimate huge groups of enemies, or bosses.

1.7.

Wizard

With some last-minute changes to a few key items, Meteor Wizards are looking to be extremely powerful in the new season. The ability to run both Meteor Shower and Star Pact as runes should make both Tal Rasha and LoD potent builds capable of clearing at the highest level. These were already capable of GR 150 solo in Season 28, and Wizards had the worst class powers out of any class at the time. With an incredibly powerful new theme to boost them up, Wizards should take the most dominant build spot overall in Season 28.

2.

Full Build Tier List

The difference between the tiers below is roughly equal to 5 GR levels. Also remember that builds evolve and adapt, and the tier list below will almost certainly end up over or undervaluing some builds as they play out over the season. This list is by now means set in stone, and has plenty of room for change as we learn more about the new builds.

2.1.

S-Tier Builds

Class Build
Wizard Tal Rasha Meteor Wizard
Necromancer Trag'Oul Death Nova Necromancer
2.2.

A-Tier Builds

For A-Tier and below, builds will no longer be placed in order. There are too many builds that are too close in power to have an accurate ranking between builds within the same tier.

Class Build
Barbarian Boulder Toss Raekor Barbarian
Monk LoD Wave of Light Monk
Necromancer Masquerade Bone Spear Necromancer
Witch Doctor Arachyr Corpse Spiders Witch Doctor
Demon Hunter Marauder Multishot Demon Hunter
Crusader Akkhan Condemn Crusader
Demon Hunter Natalya Spike Trap Demon Hunter
Wizard Typhon Hydra Wizard
Necromancer Rathma Army of the Dead Necromancer
Monk Inna Mystic Ally Monk
Demon Hunter Unhallowed Essence Multishot Demon Hunter
Demon Hunter GoD Hungering Arrow Demon Hunter
Barbarian LoN HotA Barbarian
Wizard Firebirds Wizard
Barbarian Wrath of the Wastes Rend Barbarian
Witch Doctor Mundunugu's Regalia Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor
Monk Patterns of Justice Tempest Rush Monk
Monk Uliana Exploding Palm Monk
Demon Hunter Impale Demon Hunter
Wizard LoD Energy Twister Wizard
Barbarian Horde of the Ninety Savages Frenzy Barbarian
Wizard LoD Frozen Orb Wizard
Wizard LoD Hydra Wizard
Necromancer LoD Singularity Mage Necromancer
Necromancer LoD Poison Scythe Necromancer
Wizard DMO Frozen Orb Wizard
Crusader Aegis of Valor Fist of the Heavens Crusader
Crusader Thorns Invoker Crusader
Crusader LoD Bombardment Crusader
2.3.

B-Tier Builds

Class Build
Wizard Vyr Archon Wizard
Witch Doctor Zunimassa Poison Dart Witch Doctor
Necromancer LoD Corpse Explosion Necromancer
Barbarian Immortal Kings HotA Barbarian
Demon Hunter Marauder Sentry Demon Hunter
Monk Sunwuko Tempest Rush Monk
Barbarian Leap Quake Barbarian
Barbarian Might of the Earth Seismic Slam Barbarian
Demon Hunter LoD Rapid Fire Demon Hunter
Necromancer LoD Corpse Lance Necromancer
Witch Doctor Jade Harvester Witch Doctor
Necromancer LoD Thorns Necromancer
Witch Doctor LoD Poison Dart Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor LoD Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor
Crusader LoD Blessed Shield Crusader
Demon Hunter GoD Bola Demon Hunter
Crusader LoD Condemn Crusader
Monk Sunwuko Wave of Light Monk
Monk Rainment Generator Monk
Necromancer Pestilence Corpse Lance Necromancer
2.4.

C-Tier Builds

Class Build
Wizard Tal Rasha Frozen Orb Wizard
Witch Doctor Zombie Bear Witch Doctor
Barbarian Whirlwind Barbarian
Crusader Blessed Hammer Crusader
Crusader Sweep Attack Crusader
Necromancer Rathma Bone Spirit Necromancer
Necromancer Inarius Generator Necromancer
Witch Doctor Gargantuan Witch Doctor
Wizard Lightning Archon Wizard
3.

Changelog

  • 06 Mar. 2023: Mid-season update for Season 28.
  • 22 Feb. 2023: Updated for Season 28.
  • 20 Aug. 2022: Updated for Season 27.
  • 14 Apr. 2022: Updated for Season 26.
  • 10 Dec. 2021: Updated for Season 25.
  • 23 Jul. 2021: Updated for Season 24.
  • 29 Mar. 2021: Updated for Season 23.
  • 17 Nov. 2020: Updated for Season 22.
  • 01 Jul. 2020: Slight adjustments to the tier list.
  • 29 Jun. 2020: Updated for Season 21.
  • 09 Mar. 2020: Updated for Season 20.
  • 23 Nov. 2019: Page added.
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